Corrida Do América 2023

The first ten-time world champion, América Futebol Clube, founded on April 30, 1912, is undoubtedly one of the most traditional clubs in Minas Gerais and Brazil. In its rich centenary trajectory, the history of América is intertwined with that of Belo Horizonte. Its first stadium (also the first grassy field with covered bleachers in Minas), was located where the Central Market is located today. In the neighborhood of Santa Efigênia, where today there is a supermarket, Coelho had the unforgettable Otacílio Negrão de Lima Stadium, better known as Alameda. Nowadays, the home of America is Estádio Independência, a source of pride for all fans.

With glories also in the so-called specialized sport – highlight for the eighth basketball championship in Minas Gerais – Coelho reached his greatest achievements in the football that carries in the name. Nationally, América twice won the Brazilian Series B Championship, in 1997 and 2017, in addition to having won a Brazilian Series C, in 2009. The American team also lifted the Copa Sul-Minas cup, in 2000, in the first edition of the interstate tournament that brought together great teams from Brazil.

Owner of one of the most beautiful jerseys in world football, América shines with its three colors: white, green and black. Highlight for the green and black shirt, launched in the 1970s and revered for its unique beauty.

Athletes such as Jair Bala, Juca Show, Cândido, Zuca, Petrônio, Gunga and Satyro paraded across the pitches of the world, in addition to the revelations of the youth category, with emphasis on Tostão, Eder Aleixo, Palhinha, Euller, o Filho do Vento, Gilberto Silva, Fred, Alessandro, Alex Mineiro, Alessandro, Wagner, as well as the Japanese Yuji Nakazawa, who played for América between 1996 and 1997 and later became a national team hero. Recently, Coelho also revealed names like Danilo, Richarlison, Matheusinho, among many others.

The American team also stands out for its management model, different from most other Clubs, having a Board of Directors made up of five members, in addition to the Advisory Board, which includes all living presidents and former presidents and helps to run the Club. and your future. Off the field, América is also known for its great assets, valued at more than R$ 550 million. This is how America, Coelhão das Minas Gerais, always grows and lives up to the verse of its anthem '...you are the glory of national sport'.